Punta Tombo Penguin Colony Excursion from Puerto Madryn

Embark on an unforgettable excursion to the Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn. Experience outstanding wildlife encounters and enjoy a delicious box lunch. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Punta Tombo - Punta Tombo Protected Natural Area
    This Protected Natural Area was created as such, in 1979, has a total extension of 210 hectares, and can be visited from September to April. The beach is considered intangible area, and in February you will find it, full of Penguins Chicks practicing swimming, especially in the small pools leave it…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Professional Tourism Guide
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Park entrance USD 20.-
  • Tips
Additional Information

At the Puerto Madryn region, Peninsula Valdes, Trelew valley, and Punta Tombo, we provide tours and tourism services. Our primary goal is to provide exceptional experiences involving wildlife encounters. Apart from our headquarters in downtown Puerto Madryn, we’ve established desks at both of the city’s piers. Over the past 17 seasons, we’ve been…

Location
Punta Tombo
Ruta Provincial Nro.1
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Johnjv3238qg
Jan 26, 2026
Excellent Magellan Penguin tour - Mary was an excellent host. Superb English and lots of advice on everything to get the best experience. Driver Carlos seemed very safe and courteous. Mary had a wealth of knowledge about the flora and fauna. Lots of unperturbed penguins close up and were pretty close to guanacos as well. Highly recommend 🥳
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Doujaco
Jan 26, 2026
Great value with Oh So Many Penguins - Excellent information by the gude. Smooth ride. Went out of their way to meet dietary restrictions for lunch.
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Jonathane110
Jan 11, 2026
Penguins! Penguins! Penguins! - Don’t be scared by mentions of a rocky drive…it’s nothing really an only 20 minutes. If you want to see boatloads of Magellanic penguins and guanacos — and we saw an armadillo also — super close up…this is a tour for you. Our guide Mary was super knowledgeable and friendly!
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Idapida5
Jan 7, 2026
Fantastic Tour and Unfortgettable Experience - It was an unforgettable experience with the penguins! You need to get off the ship and walk to the end of the pier to find the tour guide with the blue balloon. The ride is 2.5 hours, with only the last 20 km on gravel roads. The driver was safe and was able to get us past all the big tour busses to get to our destination quickly, and back to the ship quickly. Our tour guide, Mary, spoke fluent English (Welsh and Spanish) and was very informative. She spoke slowly and clearly so everybody could understand (even my parents who have English as their second language). The boxed lunch was good and it helped us save time so we could be with the penguins longer! I highly recommend this excursion, money well spent.
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N8856wojamies
Dec 31, 2025
Family of 9 - private penguin tour - We booked the trip the night before our cruise ship arrived. The communication was perfect. We knew exactly where to meet for pick up. The drive is @ 2:30 hours. My family of 9 including the teens said it was absolutely worth it! Much cheaper than booking a the cruise & we were looking for a private tour to avoid crowds. Speaking of crowds - try to get off early and beat the buses to the park - it can get crowded. We’d recommend to anyone making a stop via a cruise. Our guide was educational and the driver was great.
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Patty_c
Dec 18, 2025
So many penguins - It is a long journey but so amazing when you get there. Worth the drive! Good snack for the drive home. Really appreciate the flexibility of the travel tour company.
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C2933sbgrahamr
Dec 17, 2025
Punta Tombo day tour - Awesome tour to Punta Tomba. Magellanic penguins everywhere with guanacos as an added bonus. The guide and driver were great with just enough interesting commentary on the drive from Puerto Madryn.
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Flyer636416
Dec 13, 2025
Experience with penguins - Excellent service, Pierre is a great guide, always watching the group. The interaction with the penguins is great. You have a chance to see them up close.
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M4465rrmatiasd
Mar 22, 2025
Tip tombo - Very good excursion, recommended 10/10. The excellent guide very cupid and good vibe. Very nice place to meet. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Bucketlist008
Jan 11, 2026
Unpleasant experience - We had a complaint as our group of six were already in the van ready to Punta Tombo and we were waiting for 4 more passengers and they did not arrive for over 45 minutes. We felt they caused us short change our excursion to Punta Tombo and we had to rush through everything. This is not acceptable and I won’t be traveling with your group anymore. Otherwise we had a nice time in Punta Tombo.
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From $95
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).